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In this paper, I will analyze some archaeological sites in the
Northeast of Portugal where prehistoric or protohistoric
contexts were somehow Christianized. In some cases, there
has been an attempt by Church to create juxtaposition
between places which were significant in the community
memory and Christian religiosity; in other cases communities
by their own initiative gave a Christian meaning to the activities
Performed in those places. For example, there are several Iron
Age hilt forts where, during medieval or modern time, a small
church was built. In the same way, at several rock art sites
Christian symbols were added to prehistoric figures. By
Undertaking this analysis, I aim to systematize the relationship
between the Christian religious landscapes and the pre· and
Protohistoric sites in this region.
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Vieira, Alexandra (2008). Christian religious landscape and earlier archaeological evidence in Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro (Portugal). In Theoretical Archaeology Group (TAG) Sessão: "Finding Faith in Landscape". Southampton
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Theoretical Archaeology Group